August 31, 2022

Roundup
August 31, 2022
Let’s ditch the “been there, done that” approach to solving our most intractable problems ([link removed])
We don’t want our movement to have to reinvent any wheels.
By Jane Stevens, PACEs Connection publisher

Healthy Blue pilots innovative collaboration to improve health of foster care community in six NC PACEs Connection “Coop” communities ([link removed])

For the last eight months the Medicaid plan provider has engaged experts and organizers to help children, families, and caseworkers in the state’s foster care program to boost resilience and better manage stress. The innovative project is called the Healthy Blue Initiative.

By Carey Sipp, PACEs Connection staff

How America Can Break the Cycle and Prevent Drug Abuse ([link removed])

The day a story about three major opioid ([link removed]) manufacturers winning in court plastered my Facebook newsfeed, a picture of my niece when she was fourteen showed up in my memories.

By Melanie Blow, PACEs Connection member

Positive Experiences through Sebastopol's Peacetown Family Village ([link removed])

I wanted to be sure the Peacetown Family Village was full of opportunities for children and families to experience positive experiences and surround them with protective factors.

By Elizabeth Beaty-Smith, PACEs Connection member

How to protect your children and communities from summer heat ([link removed])

We can all protect ourselves from extreme heat and its accompanying stress—on our streets, neighborhoods, and at the local and federal government levels.

By Jenna Quinn, PACEs Connection staff


** Wednesday Digest
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‘While the mainstream reproductive rights movement focused on abortion, we expanded the definition of reproductive freedom to include not only abortion but also freedom from state interference.’ Photograph: 'While the mainstream reproductive rights movement focused on abortion, we expanded the definition of reproductive freedom to include not only abortion but also state interference.' (Photograph courtesy of Dorothy Roberts)
The Guardian
Dorothy Roberts on reproductive justice: ‘Abortion isn’t the only focus’ ([link removed])
eople protested gun violence while walking across the Brooklyn Bridge in 2019. ERIK MCGREGOR/LIGHTROCKET, VIA GETTY IMAGES
The Marshall Project
How Gun Policy Is Scrambling to Keep Up With Gun Culture ([link removed])
Creator of online content Rayne Fisher-Quann at her home in Toronto on Aug. 18, 2022. (Hao Nguyen for The Washington Post)
The Washington Post
Online creators are de facto therapists for millions. It’s complicated. ([link removed])
“There’s no medication for suicidal behavior,” said Michele Berk, a psychologist at Stanford University. “The patient needs to learn other behavioral skills that the medication does not teach you.”Credit...Anastasiia Sapon for The New York Times
The New York Times
‘The Best Tool We Have’ for Self-Harming and Suicidal Teens ([link removed])
Meltwater flows from the ice sheet into the Baffin Bay near Pituffik in northern Greenland. Photograph: Kerem Yücel/AFP/Getty Images
The Guardian
Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’ ([link removed])


** PACEs Connection News & Events
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4CA Webinar on Back to School: Policy Perspectives on Addressing Trauma, Prevention and Healing in School Based Settings ([link removed])

September 13, 2022 | 1 pm– 3 pm PT REGISTER HERE ([link removed])

Join us for the SEPTEMBER 2022 round of Creating Resilient Communities! ([link removed])

Sept. 13 / Sept. 22 / Sept. 28 REGISTER HERE ([link removed])

Policy and Systems, Trauma-Informed Education and your Community PACEs Initiative ([link removed])

September 14, 2022 | 10 am– 1:30 pm PT REGISTER HERE ([link removed])

Historical Trauma in the Midwestern States event ([link removed])

September 15, 2022 | 12 pm– 1:30 pm CT REGISTER HERE ([link removed])

Self-paced encore of PACEsConnection Trauma-Informed School Leadership Institute ([link removed])

REGISTER FOR ACCESS ([link removed])

Candice Valenzuela: What if Self-Care isn't the Answer? Tune in for ‘History. Culture. Trauma.’ encore episode Sept 1 at 1 p.m. PT ([link removed])

Save the Date! Oct. 12, 2022—Connecting Communities One Book At a Time webinar with Donna Jackson Nakazawa on “Girls on the Brink: Helping our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression and Social Media” ([link removed])

Looking for a trauma informed, resiliency focused internship? We are seeking a graduate level intern for this fall, through May of 2023. ([link removed])


** Member Posts
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Arastou Aminzadeh
Helping a Teen with ADHD ([link removed])
Tori Essex
New Transforming Trauma Episode: The Joy of a Queer Identity with Isaac Samuelson ([link removed]) , New Transforming Trauma Episode: The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma with Authors Dr. Larry Heller and Brad Kammer ([link removed])
Laura Gallant
HOPE at the National Convening of EndCAN [positiveexperience.org] ([link removed])
Matthew John Floe
Dad's Night Out September ([link removed])
Gwendolyn Downing
Updated and Full Spanish translations of trauma and disability docs ([link removed]) , NEW free PTSD comparison doc ([link removed])
Jenna Zmyslony
Historic Moment: Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Recovers Sacred Land in Superior, Wisconsin ([link removed])
Debra Timmerman
A Survivors Guide to Healing ([link removed])
Michael Skinner
The Surviving Spirit Newsletter August 2022 ([link removed])
Amela Sandra Dzurlic
Truth, Trauma and Equity-Informed Solutions by Ashley Stewart ([link removed])
Sarah Peyton
Challenges and Opportunity in the Amazon Forest with Dr. Carlos Nobre ([link removed])
Charlie Fletcher
The Role of Apps in Reducing ACE-Related Trauma Triggers ([link removed])


** Member Requests
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From Elaine
Organizational TIC Assessment ([link removed])
From Vicky
Finding a work environment in Trauma Informed Care ([link removed])


** Mark Your Calendars
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August 31
Online: Free Q&A: Become a Certified Facilitator of The Resilience Toolkit ([link removed])
Online: Challenges and Opportunity in the Amazon Forest with Dr. Carlos Nobre ([link removed])
Online: Rx Healing Circle ([link removed])
September 1
Garner, NC: NC Victim Assistance Network Know Hope 5K ([link removed])
Online: FREE Resilience for Liberation – 12pm PDT ([link removed])
Brooklyn, NY: Free Backpacks ([link removed])
Online: Teachers’ Inner Resilience ([link removed])
September 3
Online: FREE Resilience for Liberation – 8am PDT ([link removed])
September 5
Online: FREE Resilience for Liberation – 12pm PDT ([link removed])
September 6
Online: Compassion Resilience Starts with You! ([link removed])


** Videos
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Epistemic Injustice ([link removed])
Moving Breath (particularly great for those with ADHD) ([link removed])
Year of Self-Care: Clearing ([link removed])
A Cree Skateboarding Legend Grapples With The Trauma Of Canada's Residential Schools ([link removed])
Learning with ACEs: An Educator’s Story ([link removed])

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